Taste Of Ag Is Tuesday
April 8, 2017 at 3:40 a.m.
By Staff Report-
The event runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds.
All attendees receive a gift for attending.
Organizers are excited to be celebrating the 18th anniversary of this event. Top gifts include $1,500 in grocery gift certificates and over $1,000 in other door prizes. This includes product or gift certificates of varying amounts that will be given for locally raised products such as soy candles, beef, pork, dairy and duck. The ever-popular T-shirts also will be included in the celebration, a provided news release states.
The coloring contest continues for children. Full contest rules and entry forms will be available at the Extension Office or at the website.
Start off the evening with the opportunity to enjoy supper hosted by the agriculture community. Attendees will have the opportunity to taste ice cream, cheese, various pork products, duck, popcorn, beef, eggs, goat cheese, salsa and chips, and more.
The children’s activity corner is back by popular demand, according to the release. Bring a camera to take pictures at the display boards while meeting Corny Corn and the “Whole Gang.” Face painting, balloons and much more are being added for the kids.
The Wawasee FFA is hosting a pedal pull for the kids. Registration starts at 5 p.m. for children ages 5 to 10. Prizes will be awarded for the top finishers in each age division. The pedal pull will be held in the show arena at 5:30 p.m.
Also on display will be over 20 different booths representing agriculture in the county. Booths participating include beef, dairy, swine, ducks, chickens, crops, soil and water quality, food nutrition, farm machinery, 4-H, Master Gardeners, Teapup, Solid Waste, goats, rabbits, FFA, horses, llamas, The Old Farmhouse, Farm Service Agency, Farm Bureau and Beachler Sugar Bush.
Families can again work together on a scavenger hunt to find answers to questions relating to agriculture. Children who participate will receive a prize.
The event is free to the public and is sponsored by the Kosciusko County: Agriculture Awareness Committee, Extension Office, Farm Bureau, County Community Foundation, Cargill Animal Nutrition and Farm Credit Mid America and supported by the Kosciusko County Community Fair.
For more information or questions, contact the Purdue Extension Kosciusko County Office at 574-372-2340 or visit the county website at www.extension.purdue.edu/kosciusko or like it on Facebook under Kosciusko County Ag Awareness.
The event runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds.
All attendees receive a gift for attending.
Organizers are excited to be celebrating the 18th anniversary of this event. Top gifts include $1,500 in grocery gift certificates and over $1,000 in other door prizes. This includes product or gift certificates of varying amounts that will be given for locally raised products such as soy candles, beef, pork, dairy and duck. The ever-popular T-shirts also will be included in the celebration, a provided news release states.
The coloring contest continues for children. Full contest rules and entry forms will be available at the Extension Office or at the website.
Start off the evening with the opportunity to enjoy supper hosted by the agriculture community. Attendees will have the opportunity to taste ice cream, cheese, various pork products, duck, popcorn, beef, eggs, goat cheese, salsa and chips, and more.
The children’s activity corner is back by popular demand, according to the release. Bring a camera to take pictures at the display boards while meeting Corny Corn and the “Whole Gang.” Face painting, balloons and much more are being added for the kids.
The Wawasee FFA is hosting a pedal pull for the kids. Registration starts at 5 p.m. for children ages 5 to 10. Prizes will be awarded for the top finishers in each age division. The pedal pull will be held in the show arena at 5:30 p.m.
Also on display will be over 20 different booths representing agriculture in the county. Booths participating include beef, dairy, swine, ducks, chickens, crops, soil and water quality, food nutrition, farm machinery, 4-H, Master Gardeners, Teapup, Solid Waste, goats, rabbits, FFA, horses, llamas, The Old Farmhouse, Farm Service Agency, Farm Bureau and Beachler Sugar Bush.
Families can again work together on a scavenger hunt to find answers to questions relating to agriculture. Children who participate will receive a prize.
The event is free to the public and is sponsored by the Kosciusko County: Agriculture Awareness Committee, Extension Office, Farm Bureau, County Community Foundation, Cargill Animal Nutrition and Farm Credit Mid America and supported by the Kosciusko County Community Fair.
For more information or questions, contact the Purdue Extension Kosciusko County Office at 574-372-2340 or visit the county website at www.extension.purdue.edu/kosciusko or like it on Facebook under Kosciusko County Ag Awareness.
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